The Enraged Musician
November 1741
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 33.2 × 39.7 cm (13 1/8 × 15 11/16 in.); Plate: 36.3 × 41 cm (14 5/16 × 16 3/16 in.); Sheet: 42.5 × 55.5 cm (16 3/4 × 21 7/8 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
117802
About the Artist
William Hogarth · 1697–1764
William Hogarth (1697-1764) was an English painter, printmaker, and pictorial satirist who became the first great English-born artist to attract admiration abroad. Born into poverty in London, the son of a failed schoolmaster who was imprisoned for debt, Hogarth's early experiences with the harsh realities of 18th-century urban life profoundly shaped his artistic vision. After apprenticing with si...